Sunday, January 2, 2011
家庭煮夫學英文 (19) --- people mountain people sea
wow... people mountain people sea!!
小時候,年紀大一點的兄長都會亂教我們一些有的沒的、
家庭煮夫印像最深刻的大概就是:
people mountain people sea, if can't see stand see.... 這句了。
後來才知道這種英文叫做『洋涇濱英文』,
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洋涇濱念做「洋經幫」,是指上海黃埔江吳淞江會合處的舊地名。當年上海居住在這裡的居民,因為要做洋人生意,於是努力學英文。其實講的是七拚八湊的中式英 文。
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現在在上海 (中國) 可以看到最典型的後遺症就是他們洋涇濱的英文招牌....
在中國處處可見這些可笑的『洋涇濱英文』
所以,人山人海比較好的說法應該像是
passengers are jam-packed....
this pool is swarmed by (with) people.....
另外,這則新聞....
我們要講這『人次』.......,
你可以很驕傲地跟你的外國朋友 (用洋涇濱英文) 講,
.... we had 2.5 millions person-time at Taipei MRT yesterday!!
人家應該猜也猜的出來你在講什麼碗糕.....
不過,應該是 2.5 millions passenger rides (trips) 才比較像是英文啦。
喔、我知道,
你一定會問說、
「啊那不用 person-time 的話,啊我要怎麼說『參觀人次』呀...???」
the alleged visitor trips of the Shanghai EXPO has reached 73 millions.....
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